school & group

museum visits

Explore, imagine and experiment with your school or a group at San Diego Children’s Discovery Museum!

school & group

museum visits

Explore, imagine and experiment with your school or a group at San Diego Children’s Discovery Museum!

school & group

museum visits

Explore, imagine and experiment with your school or a group at the San Diego Children’s Discovery Museum!

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What Kind of Visit

are you planning?

What Kind of Visit

are you planning?

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workshops

workshops

Engage your class in guided, hands-on workshops at San Diego Children’s Discovery Museum for students in preschool to Grade 2. All of the Museum’s lessons are thoughtfully crafted by professional Educators and adhere to Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS), California Preschool Learning Foundations, and Common Core State Standards.

HOURS

Workshops can be booked Tuesday – Friday.

Groups can arrive as early as 9:00 a.m. and must depart by 4:30 p.m.

SCHOLARSHIP FUNDS

  • Title-I, Title-V, and low-income schools and youth organizations are eligible to apply for scholarship support.

  • Scholarship funds for Group Play admission or Workshop fees are subject to availability.

  • Any organization requesting scholarship support, must complete an online registration form and complete the scholarship application.

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REGISTRATION

  • Groups must register at least two weeks in advance of their preferred date. Please allow 2-3 days for processing.

  • Complete the online inquiry form below to begin your booking and receive a quote.

  • Submitting a registration form does not guarantee a booking.

REGISTRATION

  • Groups must register at least two weeks in advance of their preferred date. Please allow 2-3 days for processing.

  • Complete the online inquiry form below to begin your booking and receive a quote.

  • Submitting a registration form does not guarantee a booking.

Child at SDCDM playing with column and block

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themes

We offer two types of workshops for children in Pre-K to 2nd grade.

GRADE SPECIFIC WORKSHOPS

Designed to align learning objectives with specific Next Generation Science Standards and Common Core State Standards per grade level.

STREAM WORKSHOPS

Integrate reading, art, and STEM into fun hands-on learning workshops that can be tailored to preschool – 2nd Grade and associated state learning standards.

Age Range Grade Specific Workshops* STREAM Workshops
PreK / TK
(30 minutes)
Physical Science: Forces Recycled Masterpieces
Kindergarten
(30 minutes)
Life Science: Garden Explorers Dinosaur Detectives
1st Grade
(45 minutes)
Physical Science: Light and Sound Insect Investigation
2nd Grade
(45 minutes)
Earth Science: Water Engineering Habitat Hangouts
Age
Range
Grade Specific
Workshops*
STREAM
Workshops
PreK / TK
(30 mins)
Physical Science:
Forces
Recycled
Masterpieces
K
(30 mins)
Life Science:
Garden Explorers
Dinosaur
Detectives
1st Grade
(45 mins)
Physical Science:
Light and Sound
Insect
Investigation
2nd Grade
(45 mins)
Earth Science:
Water Engineering
Habitat
Hangouts

*Looking for 3rd – 5th grade school workshops? We recommend registering your class for our Mobile Exhibits experience.

workshop

pricing

Payment for the whole group is due on or before the day of first visit.

For groups larger than 50 please email us for more information.

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1 – 25 Children
1 WORKSHOP

$200

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25 – 50 Children
2 WORKSHOPS

$450

GROUP

play

Enjoy general admission to the Museum at a discounted rate for self-guided play.

How many participants are required to register for a group play?

  • Minimum: 10 people (adults and children combined)

  • Maximum: 35 people (adults and children combined)

  • More than 35 people? Please inquire about a field trip workshop

*All groups must maintain a 1:5 adult/child ratio

HOURS

Group Play can be booked any day during usual Museum hours*

*Group Play rate is not valid during special events

Scholarships

Title-I, Title-V, and low-income schools and youth organizations are eligible to apply for scholarship support.

Scholarship funds for Group Play admission or Workshop fees are subject to availability.

Any organization requesting scholarship support, must complete an online registration form and complete the embedded scholarship application.

Child at SDCDM smiling while playing with blocks

GROUP

play

Enjoy general admission to the Museum at a discounted rate for self-guided play.

How many participants are required to register for a group play?

  • Minimum: 10 people (adults and children combined)

  • Maximum: 35 people (adults and children combined)

  • More than 35 people? Please inquire about a field trip workshop

*All groups must maintain a 1:5 adult/child ratio

HOURS

Group Play can be booked any day during usual Museum hours*

*Group Play rate is not valid during special events

Scholarships

Title-I, Title-V, and low-income schools and youth organizations are eligible to apply for scholarship support.

Scholarship funds for Group Play admission or Workshop fees are subject to availability.

Any organization requesting scholarship support, must complete an online registration form and complete the embedded scholarship application.

WANT US TO

come to you?

Bring the Mobile Children’s Museum to you!

WANT US TO

come to you?

Bring the Mobile Children’s Museum to you!